<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Of course! Air pollution will take your breath away!! </span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> See </span><a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/regajha/deepveer-will-save-us?utm_term=.jqMZnrPP2" target="_blank">https://www.buzzfeed.com/<wbr>regajha/deepveer-will-save-us?<wbr>utm_term=.jqMZnrPP2</a><div lang="EN-US"><div class="gmail-m_2960657472701196919WordSection1"><p class="gmail-m_2960657472701196919gmail-p1">I would like to think Indians are not born stupid, WHO and the professoriat makes them so (at least tries to). </p><p class="gmail-m_2960657472701196919gmail-p1">I spare you the photographs. (lakh = 100,000) </p><p class="gmail-m_2960657472701196919gmail-p1">Nikhil</p><p class="gmail-m_2960657472701196919gmail-p1">--------</p><p class="gmail-m_2960657472701196919gmail-p1"><font size="4"><span class="gmail-subbuzz__number" style="font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;letter-spacing:0px;box-sizing:inherit">1.</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;letter-spacing:0px"> </span><span class="gmail-js-subbuzz__title-text" style="font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;letter-spacing:0px;box-sizing:inherit">Hi. You know we have an air pollution problem, no? If you don't think it's <i style="box-sizing:inherit">thaaaat</i> bad, get this: TWO INDIANS DIE PER MINUTE because of air pollution. </span></font></p><div class="gmail-subbuzz gmail-subbuzz-image gmail-xs-mb4 gmail-xs-relative gmail-xs-mb1" id="gmail-mod-subbuzz-image-1" style="box-sizing:inherit;clear:both;font-family:"Proxima Nova",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:2rem"><figure class="gmail-subbuzz__media" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit"><div class="gmail-flex gmail-xs-flex-column" style="box-sizing:inherit;display:flex"><div class="gmail-subbuzz__description gmail-subbuzz__description--standard" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-top:0.5rem"><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit"><font size="4"><span style="box-sizing:inherit">Ranveer:</span> Deeps, did you know air pollution-related deaths in India increased six-fold between 2000 and 2010?</font></p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0.5rem 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit"><font size="4"><span style="box-sizing:inherit">Deepika:</span> I know, dude, and it's still growing. Air pollution caused around 6,20,000 deaths in India in 2010 and causes more than TEN LAKH DEATHS per year now.</font></p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0.5rem 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit"><font size="4"><span style="box-sizing:inherit">Ranveer:</span> O fucks.</font></p></div></div></figure></div><div class="gmail-subbuzz gmail-subbuzz-image gmail-xs-mb4 gmail-xs-relative gmail-xs-mb1" id="gmail-mod-subbuzz-image-2" style="box-sizing:inherit;clear:both;font-family:"Proxima Nova",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:2rem"><div id="gmail-11249881" class="gmail-subbuzz-anchor" style="box-sizing:inherit"></div><h3 class="gmail-subbuzz__title gmail-xs-mb1 gmail-bold" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1rem;padding:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1.2;font-family:inherit;letter-spacing:0px"><span style="font-weight:normal"><font size="4"><span class="gmail-subbuzz__number" style="box-sizing:inherit">2.</span> <span class="gmail-js-subbuzz__title-text" style="box-sizing:inherit">Last year the WHO assessed 1,622 cities worldwide for fine particulate matter, and found India is home to 13 of the top 20 cities with the most polluted air.</span></font></span></h3></div><div class="gmail-subbuzz gmail-subbuzz-image gmail-xs-mb4 gmail-xs-relative gmail-xs-mb1" id="gmail-mod-subbuzz-image-3" style="box-sizing:inherit;clear:both;font-family:"Proxima Nova",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:2rem"><div id="gmail-11249861" class="gmail-subbuzz-anchor" style="box-sizing:inherit"></div><h3 class="gmail-subbuzz__title gmail-xs-mb1 gmail-bold" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1rem;padding:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1.2;font-family:inherit;letter-spacing:0px"><span style="font-weight:normal"><font size="4"><span class="gmail-subbuzz__number" style="box-sizing:inherit">3.</span> <span class="gmail-js-subbuzz__title-text" style="box-sizing:inherit">Still not horrified? Ok. Breathing in Delhi’s air for 24 hours is equivalent to smoking 10 cigarettes a day.</span></font></span></h3></div><div class="gmail-subbuzz gmail-subbuzz-image gmail-xs-mb4 gmail-xs-relative gmail-xs-mb1" id="gmail-mod-subbuzz-image-4" style="box-sizing:inherit;clear:both;font-family:"Proxima Nova",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:2rem"><div id="gmail-11249860" class="gmail-subbuzz-anchor" style="box-sizing:inherit"></div><h3 class="gmail-subbuzz__title gmail-xs-mb1 gmail-bold" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1rem;padding:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1.2;font-family:inherit;letter-spacing:0px"><span style="font-weight:normal"><font size="4"><span class="gmail-subbuzz__number" style="box-sizing:inherit">4.</span> <span class="gmail-js-subbuzz__title-text" style="box-sizing:inherit">And it's only getting worse. Air quality in India deteriorated by 21.6% in the past 10 years.</span></font></span></h3><figure class="gmail-subbuzz__media" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit"><div class="gmail-flex gmail-xs-flex-column" style="box-sizing:inherit;display:flex"><div class="gmail-subbuzz__description gmail-subbuzz__description--standard" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-top:0.5rem"><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit"><font size="4">Bye bye, viable healthy futures for all our children! Toodles, life span! See you later, the 8.5% GDP we lost due to air pollution-related diseases in 2013!</font></p></div></div></figure></div><div class="gmail-subbuzz gmail-subbuzz-image gmail-xs-mb4 gmail-xs-relative gmail-xs-mb1" id="gmail-mod-subbuzz-image-5" style="box-sizing:inherit;clear:both;font-family:"Proxima Nova",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:2rem"><div id="gmail-11249854" class="gmail-subbuzz-anchor" style="box-sizing:inherit"></div><h3 class="gmail-subbuzz__title gmail-xs-mb1 gmail-bold" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1rem;padding:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1.2;font-family:inherit;letter-spacing:0px"><span style="font-weight:normal"><font size="4"><span class="gmail-subbuzz__number" style="box-sizing:inherit">5.</span> <span class="gmail-js-subbuzz__title-text" style="box-sizing:inherit">In 2013, a study was conducted on the lung function of non-smokers. Indian non-smokers' lungs function 30% less effectively than Europeans' do. </span>  </font></span></h3></div><div class="gmail-subbuzz gmail-subbuzz-image gmail-xs-mb4 gmail-xs-relative gmail-xs-mb1" id="gmail-mod-subbuzz-image-6" style="box-sizing:inherit;clear:both;font-family:"Proxima Nova",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:2rem"><div id="gmail-11249859" class="gmail-subbuzz-anchor" style="box-sizing:inherit"></div><h3 class="gmail-subbuzz__title gmail-xs-mb1 gmail-bold" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1rem;padding:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1.2;font-family:inherit;letter-spacing:0px"><span style="font-weight:normal"><font size="4"><span class="gmail-subbuzz__number" style="box-sizing:inherit">6.</span> <span class="gmail-js-subbuzz__title-text" style="box-sizing:inherit">India’s rapidly worsening air pollution is causing over 1 million people to die prematurely each year. A FUCKIN' MILLION. TEN LAKHS. WHATEVER WORKS FOR YOU.</span></font></span></h3></div><div class="gmail-subbuzz gmail-subbuzz-image gmail-xs-mb4 gmail-xs-relative gmail-xs-mb1" id="gmail-mod-subbuzz-image-7" style="box-sizing:inherit;clear:both;font-family:"Proxima Nova",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:2rem"><div id="gmail-11249862" class="gmail-subbuzz-anchor" style="box-sizing:inherit"></div><h3 class="gmail-subbuzz__title gmail-xs-mb1 gmail-bold" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1rem;padding:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1.2;font-family:inherit;letter-spacing:0px"><span style="font-weight:normal"><font size="4"><span class="gmail-subbuzz__number" style="box-sizing:inherit">7.</span> <span class="gmail-js-subbuzz__title-text" style="box-sizing:inherit">It's doomsday, fam. And I know you're a smart, conscientious, woke-AF reader, so you want to know what you can do to help. I gotchu. Keep reading.</span>s</font></span></h3></div><div class="gmail-subbuzz gmail-subbuzz-image gmail-xs-mb4 gmail-xs-relative gmail-xs-mb1" id="gmail-mod-subbuzz-image-8" style="box-sizing:inherit;clear:both;font-family:"Proxima Nova",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:2rem"><div id="gmail-11249864" class="gmail-subbuzz-anchor" style="box-sizing:inherit"></div><h3 class="gmail-subbuzz__title gmail-xs-mb1 gmail-bold" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1rem;padding:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1.2;font-family:inherit;letter-spacing:0px"><span style="font-weight:normal"><font size="4"><span class="gmail-subbuzz__number" style="box-sizing:inherit">8.</span> <span class="gmail-js-subbuzz__title-text" style="box-sizing:inherit">Use public transport or carpools as much as possible. Also, make sure your vehicles are properly serviced at all times. Badly maintained vehicles emit noxious pollutants into the air.</span></font></span></h3><h3 class="gmail-subbuzz__title gmail-xs-mb1 gmail-bold" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1rem;padding:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1.2;font-family:inherit;letter-spacing:0px"><span style="font-weight:normal"><font size="4">9.<span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;letter-spacing:0px"> </span><span class="gmail-js-subbuzz__title-text" style="font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;letter-spacing:0px;box-sizing:inherit">A maaaassssive component of the problem is the burning of fossil fuels to get energy. <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=74679X1524629&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzfeed.com%2Fregajha%2Fdeepveer-will-save-us&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indiagosolar.in%2F&xcust=4554241%7CBFLITE&xs=1" style="box-sizing:inherit;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(15,101,239)">Switch to solar</a> wherever you can, and make smaaaallll <a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/gyanyankovich/you-can-do-it" style="box-sizing:inherit;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(15,101,239)">lifestyle changes</a> to reduce your own carbon footprint.</span></font></span></h3><h3 class="gmail-subbuzz__title gmail-xs-mb1 gmail-bold" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1rem;padding:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1.2;font-family:inherit;letter-spacing:0px"><span style="font-weight:normal"><font size="4">10.<span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;letter-spacing:0px"> </span><span class="gmail-js-subbuzz__title-text" style="font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;letter-spacing:0px;box-sizing:inherit">Also, governments need to ensure existing coal based power use latest technologies, which reduce the amount of pollutants they release. <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=74679X1524629&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzfeed.com%2Fregajha%2Fdeepveer-will-save-us&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpib.nic.in%2Fnewsite%2FPrintRelease.aspx%3Frelid%3D133726&xcust=4554241%7CBFLITE&xs=1" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:inherit;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(15,101,239)">There is a government notification</a> to ensure this, but power plants aren’t taking it seriously. In fact, they're trying to get the notification removed or diluted. Direct your outrage to this issue!</span></font></span></h3></div><div class="gmail-subbuzz gmail-subbuzz-image gmail-xs-mb4 gmail-xs-relative gmail-xs-mb1" id="gmail-mod-subbuzz-image-11" style="box-sizing:inherit;clear:both;font-family:"Proxima Nova",Arial,sans-serif;margin-bottom:2rem"><div id="gmail-11249908" class="gmail-subbuzz-anchor" style="box-sizing:inherit"></div><h3 class="gmail-subbuzz__title gmail-xs-mb1 gmail-bold" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1rem;padding:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1.2;font-family:inherit;letter-spacing:0px"><span style="font-weight:normal"><font size="4"><span class="gmail-subbuzz__number" style="box-sizing:inherit">11.</span> <span class="gmail-js-subbuzz__title-text" style="box-sizing:inherit">And finally, if you want your state government or municipality to take action on air pollution, you can start your own campaign on ​<a href="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=74679X1524629&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzfeed.com%2Fregajha%2Fdeepveer-will-save-us&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.airalert.in&xcust=4554241%7Cd%7C0%7C0%3A0&xs=1" target="_blank" class="gmail-js-skimlink-subtag-modified" style="box-sizing:inherit;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(15,101,239)">Air Alert</a>.</span></font></span></h3></div><h3 class="gmail-subbuzz__title gmail-xs-mb1 gmail-bold" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1rem;padding:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1.2;font-family:"Proxima Nova",Arial,sans-serif"><span class="gmail-js-subbuzz__title-text" style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:normal"><font size="4">Breathing in Delhi’s air for 24 hours is equivalent to smoking 10 cigarettes a day.</font></span></h3></div></div></div></div>